All tag results for 'gay rights'

We don't blame her!!

Carly Rae Jepsen was set to perform at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree concert in Mount Hope, West Virginia this summer, but considering that they're very closed minded when it comes to gay rights — she decided to cancel her appearance.

The Call Me, Maybe singer tweeted:

Tags: boy scouts, carly rae jepsen, concert, gay rights, lgbt, national scout jamboree, train, twitter

And the hits keep on coming for the Boy Scouts of America.

As the organization continues its sad and hurtful ban of gay boy scouts, UPS has become the latest sponsor to pull their funding.

The United Parcel Service will be adopting a non-discrimination policy which will disqualify the BSA from future funding.

Tags: boy scouts of america, business, discrimination, gay rights, inspiration, ups

We think the Boy Scouts of America heard her loud and clear! And we LOVE it!

Check out Kat Graham explaining the meaning behind her performance of
Put Your Graffiti On Me on Ellen today and why she did it in honor of and solidarity with Jennifer Tyrrell (above)!

So touching!

And CLICK HERE to download Kat's new EP, Against The Wall, on iTunes today!

Tags: against the wall, boy scouts, ellen, ellen degeres, ep, equal rights, equality, families, gay mom, gay rights, jennifer tyrrell, kat graham, lesbian, parents, pop, put your graffiti on me, unity

Wow.

This is horrible.

Pastor Sean Harris was speaking in North Carolina at an event for a church that wants to ban gay marriage, when he went on a scary tirade on what parents should do to their effeminate children.

Here is just a sample of what the homophobic pastor said:

"The second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist. Man up. Give him a good punch."

O.K., wow.

How is someone being more like a man by punching their children? This guy's definition of a man is so totally messed up.

And to think, this guy got PAID to go off this rant.

Then Harris offered up the worse apology in all of freakin' apologies!

Here's what he said:

"If I had to say it again, I would say it differently, no doubt. Those weren't planned words, but what I do stand by is that the word of God makes it clear that effeminate behavior is ungodly. I'm not going to compromise on that."

What an ugly person.

Tags: amendment one, civil rights, gay parenting, gay rights, northcarolina, parents of gay children, sean harris

Paster John Reitan and his wife Dorothy deserve a BIG hug!!

This ADORABLE couple has nine grandkids, but only seven of them can legally married.

The Reitans have been married for nearly 70 years. They are SOO sad that not ALL of their grandchildren have the right to get married and grow old with someone just like they have.

The above video was made to show their support for their state’s marriage equality law.

They are truly loving wonderful people. It's truly commendable to see people from their generation willing to stand up for gay rights in such a public way.

We love you guys!!

Tags: adorable, gay rights, grandchild, grandchildren, marriage, married, so amazing, video

A thousand gold stars for 18-year-old Cody Rogers!

He is still recovering from a brutal beating he received as a reward for he stepping in to defend his 21-year-old female friend at a party.

Cody says that:

"I stepped in and they threw me to the ground — obviously, I’m a little beat up."

Um… understatement!! Cody's assailants screamed gay slurs as they kicked and punched until he lost consciousness!!

Even though party goers are "100 percent [sure] that this was a hate crime" the police records classified this attack as simple assault — because sexual orientation is not protected class in Oklahoma.

This brave teen has started a Facebook page dedicated to changing the law.

Click HERE to visit the fb page, and watch the video (above) to see the extent of Cody's horrible beating.

Tags: beating, brave, facebook, gay gay gay, gay rights, horrible, police, sad, teen, video

So much ignorance! We are absolutely disgusted!

Check out the disturbing video (above) of an AWFUL Georgia teacher going on a HORRIFIC attack against gay rights!

It saddens us to think that people out there could be influenced by this uninformed woman. Yuck.

EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL!

Tags: disgusting, disturbing, equal rights for all, gay rights, georgia, ignorance, teacher, video